Pil Suhng
NEWSLETTER FOR THE SURREY CHOI KWANG DO SCHOOLS
1st January 2010 No. 1
Not just a New Year but an exciting new decade!
What will this year bring? Loads of good things! We have a small army of you testing for 1st Dan & 2nd Dan Black Belt in the first 6 months of the year. Grandmaster Choi looks like he will be coming over to do a seminar in the summer, so watch this space for details. We have the Korean Seminar in October to look forward to. We have new instructors coming onto the team and lots more. So lets get into 2010!
Be kind to yourselves!
As you begin your training again, do not be suprised if you are not as flexible, powerful, fast or as co-ordinated as you may have been before the Christmas break. Certain skills and abilities that you may have developed will take a week or two to get back to the same stage. Please don't be hard on yourselves, it will return (just not always as quickly as we would all like)!
Passport photographs
We need 2 photos, colour or black & white from the following people:
| N. Wilkinson |
J. Console-Verma |
B. Wilkinson |
| M. Butler |
L. Console-Verma |
T. Buckley |
| A. Husain |
A. Noble |
K. Lachkovic |
| C. Freeman |
M. Freeman |
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These are urgently needed please ladies and gents, so don't delay.
Licence renewals
Please can all students and instructors alike take note that without a valid insurance you will not be permitted to train. Also we need you to bring in your old licences at the time you renew as we now work directly with the insurance providers and need your number from the previous insurance slip.
| B. Console-Verma |
R. Robertson |
M. Weatherley |
| J. Dhillon |
S. Dhillon |
R. Smith |
| C. Salmon |
K. Weller |
H. Nelhams |
| L. Stevens |
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As explained in class you have no cover until your form and payment reach the insurers. Hence these need to be renewed about 4 weeks in advance in a batched lot.
Instructors
The instructors class this month will be on the 31st at 10am. There will be a review of teaching technique mechanics and new stretches.
Congratulations
Well done to all the members of the Black Belt Academy, for a great year of hard work! It was a tough decision, but this year we had to stretch the prizes across a team of people who have been outstanding this year.
So £50 voucher prizes have been given to the following members of the Leadership program for excellence, dedication and support.
Miss Hannah Lachkovic (Chessington CKD)
Mr Joe Lachkovic (Chessington CKD)
Mr James Jared (Woking CKD)
Mr Joshua Judd (Woking CKD)
Miss Megan Judd (Woking CKD)
Also congratulations go to the following individuals for their induction into the leadership program: -
Miss M. Kavanagh (Woking CKD)
Miss. J. Spinks (Chessington CKD)
Miss. M. Stevanic (Woking)
Further congratulations go to the following people for their superb efforts at the Black Belt testing and on their successful promotions to the following Dan ranks: -
Miss Jenny Saunders (Farnborough CKD) Ee Dan
Mr Kiran Eyre (Farnborough CKD) IL Dan
Mr Hassan Minhas (Woking CKD) IL Dan
Mr Graham Poole (Chessington CKD) IL Dan
Mr Anwar Sardiwalla (Chessington CKD) IL Dan
Mr Sandip Verma (Woking CKD) IL Dan
Finally congratulations to the following instructors for their exceptional efforts throughout 2009.
Mr Simon O'Brien Best Chief Instructor of the Year 2009
Mr Joshua King Best Assistant Instructor of the Year 2009
And a very special Congratulations to Kwangjangnim Scrimshaw for 15 years of invaluable dedication and support to the students and schools of Surrey CKD.
Assistant instructors
For those students who are considering an enhancement to their training and a chance to get more involved in classes, application forms for the position of assistant instructor will be available from the 5th of January. You must be over 14 years of age and at the rank of gold belt junior or higher. This position involves a financial commitment, details supplied with the application forms.
Grading
Remember the grading is now at the Woking College, Rydens Way, Woking GU22 9DL
This month's grading will be on Sunday the 31st. Team 1 is on duty. The format for the day will run to a new timetable, shown below: -
12am All duty instructors arrived and ready/ time for lunch and pre grading briefing.
12.10am Line up, pledge & principles
12.15pm Brown, Red & purple belts
12.55pm Blue, Green & Orange belts
1.25pm Gold & Yellow belts
1.55pm White belts
Grading results will be given at the end of each group testing.
All people who remain on the confirmed list must return their grading application form with payment no later than the 19th of the month. Failure to attend the grading without 48 hours prior notification will result in 50% of the prepaid grading fee being lost. Application forms can be obtained from your Chief Instructors.
CONFIRMED LIST:
| L. Console-Verma |
N. Pierson-Smith |
J. Console-Verma |
| M. Weatherley |
T. Weatherley |
Ma. Watson |
| J. Hunt |
C. Salmon |
C. Woodcock |
| M. Crates |
D. Wilkinson |
Z. Minhas |
| S. Robinson |
B. Robinson |
M. Stevanic |
| R. Syed |
H. Hutchins |
Ma. Tedeschi |
| Me. Tedeschi |
W. Webb |
M. Singh |
| B. Wilkinson |
N. Wilkinson |
B. Potter |
| W. Shaw |
H. Milman |
J. Allett |
| R. O'Brien |
S. Dhillon |
J. Dhillon |
| L. Sanghera |
W. Jones |
P. Foster |
| C. Freeman |
M. Freeman |
D. Lightley |
| A. Noble |
Ca. Preston |
O. Whiteside |
| M. Whiteside |
S. Husain |
J. Tyrrell |
POTENTIAL LIST:
| O. Gilson |
G. Gilson |
H. Watson |
| Mi. Watson |
L. Watson |
J. Cabeza |
If you think you should be on the grading list and are not, please let your instructor know ASAP. NB. Kwangjangnim Scrimshaw makes all final decisions regarding grading.
Black belt academy
The black belt academy class will be on Sunday 31st at 10am. It is important that as many of you make this class as the new techniques for this year will be taught, remember that these are the hardest ones to learn. Also you will need to be there to collect your new BBA cards for 2010.
Assistant instructors
For those students who are considering an enhancement to their training and a chance to get more involved in classes, application forms for the position of assistant instructor will be available from the 5th of January. You must be over 14 years of age and at the rank of gold belt junior or higher. This position involves a financial commitment, details supplied with the application forms. You will not be asked to be an AI, you need to show your interest and commitment by asking to be one.
Finally
It's been a cold start to the year ladies and gents! Make sure that you wrap up in something warm before you leave class. There are enough nasty colds and flu's going around without any of you volunteering for more! Take care of yourselves! Pil Suhng!
